Majority of Californians Think Nation Is Headed in Wrong Direction: Survey

Republicans are the most pessimistic, with 90 percent saying the country is misguided, compared to 85 percent of independents and 63 percent of Democrats.

A man dresses in a clown-like portrayal of President Joe Biden in San Ysidro, Calif., on Feb. 3, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

With a primary election next week and a presidential election less than nine months away, 75 percent of Californians feel the nation is on the wrong track, according to a recently released survey by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.

Similar sentiment existed during the Great Recession in 2008 and arose again in October 2022 and has persisted since, researchers noted in the report.